Re: Frame counter mystery

Wow! The infamous "off-by-one" error in a somewhat unusual incarnation. :-) While I was reading your thriller, my guess was it would be due to the shutter activations without a card in the slot. Cheers, Igor Larry Colen Sun, 27 Aug 2017 17:19:11 -0700 wrote: One of my many quirks is to

Instax gratification

I know that some enthusiasts-photographers (including some PDMLers) like photographing with a film camera. In some way it is similar to listening to vinyl LPs, and doing that through the lamp amplifiers, etc... I am surprised that "Instax" from Fujifilm receives considerable number of

Re: OT - Hurricane in Texas

Thank you! It would've been nice to have a pleasant company there. (We ended up watching it from McGregor Park Riverwalk.) We hadn't known that we'd be going that way either, until just a day prior to the eclipse. We were set for Nebraska, but the weather forecast got worsened in the last

Re: OT - Hurricane in Texas

I didn't know you had traveled to Clarksville! I would have invited you over to the cabin we rented. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 4:18 PM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > > The projected path of the hurricane rather closely resembles our > last week's travel to the totality path

Re: OT - Hurricane in Texas

The projected path of the hurricane rather closely resembles our last week's travel to the totality path (Clarksville, TN). http://42graphy.org/misc/HurricanHarvey-PathToTotality.jpg As my friend commented: "There seems to be aspiration towards totality in Harvey's path". @Gonz: Glad to

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

OK, that settles it, sold mine for $1,700 several years ago by simply offering it on the PDML. Thanks, Gonz! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Gonz wrote: > > I don't think so, unless you sold it on eBay. It was in the wild west > days of eBay and

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

I agree, Gonz. That's also the M.UP system on the K-3. Still curious. Is that "my" A*300? HA! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2017, at 6:59 AM, Gonz wrote: > > Thanks Jack. One thing I did right (I think) was to use the infrared > remote and the mirror-up + remote

Re: OT - Hurricane in Texas

I forgot that you were at TAMU. Glad you are safe and did not take the brunt of the storm. Though please continue to be careful as the storm is forecast to go back in the gulf then turn north. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:54 AM, Igor PDML-StR wrote: > > Hi All, > > These

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

I don't think so, unless you sold it on eBay. It was in the wild west days of eBay and you could actually get a bargain. I think it cost me around $700 including the 1.4x, which was a real steal. Ebay is more like a retail store now. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Jack Davis

OT - Hurricane in Texas

Hi All, These past few days, we've been watching (and bracing for) the hurricane Harvey. The past 2 nights brought several emergency alerts on our cell phones (flash flood, tornado, etc. warnings), but everything seems to be fine. We are lucky that the eye of the hurricane went south of us.

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

Thanks for the considerate equipment response, Gonz! I owned one of those A* 300 Pentax lenses and 1.4L TC. Hauled it all over western US and Canada. Eventually sold it to a PDML member several years ago. Was that you? I doubt I'll ever take any sharper images, due to the fact that I have a silver

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

I had the K-1 with the Pentax A* 300mm 2.8 with the 1.4x extender and one of those AstroZap solar filters someone on the list recommended. I had just also purchased a pair of SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC Memory Cards from B, which are much better than the old cards I had and brought as

Re: PESO: Messy Monarch

Thanks, Larry and Paul. When I noticed the pollen by eye, I chased it around for a few minutes to try to obtain an image that could bring out both colors of the Monarch and the pollen clinging to it. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 7:49 AM,

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

Gonz, I praised these images earlier, but failed to ask about your camera/lens setup. Thanks! J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 27, 2017, at 7:52 PM, Gonz wrote: > > Was in Cerulean Kentucky for the eclipse with my family. It was an > amazing experience. I'm glad we are

Re: couple of eclipse shots

Haha, thanks Ken. Yes a huge chunk of dust! On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 10:25 PM, Ken Waller wrote: > Nice, Looks like you and Larry have the same dust on your sensors > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > - Original Message - From:

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

Thanks Jack. One thing I did right (I think) was to use the infrared remote and the mirror-up + remote shutter setting. I think that minimized the vibrations somewhat. On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 10:08 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > > Exceptionally clean and beautifully sharp

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

Thanks Larry, your shots were awesome as well. In retrospect, I should have put a timer and taken regular shots like you. I guess I was pretty awed by what was happening and watching my family get excited. On Sun, Aug 27, 2017 at 10:05 PM, Larry Colen wrote: > That's a great

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

Thanks Cotty, great compliment coming from you. On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 5:24 AM, Steve Cottrell wrote: > On 27/8/17, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: > >>Was in Cerulean Kentucky for the eclipse with my family. It was an >>amazing experience. I'm glad we are getting

Re: Bird ID question: Sparrows?

White Crowned Sparrow nice little gallery ann On 8/28/2017 12:29 AM, Larry Colen wrote: Are these sparrows? finches? Photographed in Yachats Oregon at Smelt Sands beach. Actually in a garden at the overleaf hotel, next to the path. I think the little brown one might be young, I got a

Re: PESO: Messy Monarch

Well done! Paul via phone > On Aug 28, 2017, at 1:06 AM, Larry Colen wrote: > > > > Daniel J. Matyola wrote: >> A monarch butterfly covered with pollen: >> >> https://dan-matyola.squarespace.com/danmatyolas-pesos/2017/8/28/messy-monarch > > Excellent shot! > >> >> K-5

Re: GESO: couple of eclipse shots

On 27/8/17, Gonz, discombobulated, unleashed: >Was in Cerulean Kentucky for the eclipse with my family. It was an >amazing experience. I'm glad we are getting another one in 7 years >and the centerline of totality will be an hour west of my home here, >so no need to take a long trip. The

UK Discount for Pentax Gear

This might be of use to someone - had an email from SRS Microsystems in UK, discounts available using the codes as follows: Pentax K1 body and grip 1899 GBP with code: PENTAXK1 Pentax KP body 899 GBP with code: PENTAXKP Pentax lenses - various - save 15% with code: PENTAXLENS15 offer valid 25